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<p>CLEAR LAKE, Iowa — Rick Perry bragged to an Iowa barbeque crowd about the strong economy back in Texas, drew laughs comparing President Barack Obama to Jimmy Carter and won applause vowing to secure the U.S.-Mexico border. But in a state where evangelicals wield political influence, he didn’t mention religion until 25 minutes into his address, and only then when asked about it.</p>
<p>“Nothing against golf, but on Sunday morning, you’re not going to see me at the golf course,” Perry quipped about his unwavering church attendance.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-07-31/perry-dials-back-christian-appeal-iowa-cites-job-record" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-07-31/perry-dials-back-christian-appeal-iowa-cites-job-record#commentsNational NewsBY WILL WEISSERTAir ForceAustinBarack ObamaBusinessBusinessCandidate PositionChristianityConservatism in the United StatesEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentEvangelicalismexecutiveFaith and Freedom CoalitionGovernorHealthHealthHospitalityHospitalityIowaIowaIowa Republican caucusesJimmy CarterLawLawMexicoMike HuckabeeMike HuckabeePerson AttributesPerson CareerPoliticsPoliticsPolitics of the United StatespresidentQuotationRick PerryRick PerryRick SantorumSam HoustonSharon EllingState governments of the United StatesTed CruzTexasWhite HouseFri, 31 Jul 2015 05:16:47 +0000BY WILL WEISSERT227206 at http://lubbockonline.comPerry dials back Christian appeal in Iowa, cites job recordhttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-07-30/perry-dials-back-christian-appeal-iowa-cites-job-record
<p>CLEAR LAKE, Iowa — Rick Perry bragged to an Iowa barbeque crowd about the strong economy back in Texas, drew laughs comparing President Barack Obama to Jimmy Carter and won applause vowing to secure the U.S.-Mexico border. But in a state where evangelicals wield political influence, he didn't mention religion until 25 minutes into his address, and only then when asked about it.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-07-30/perry-dials-back-christian-appeal-iowa-cites-job-record" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-07-30/perry-dials-back-christian-appeal-iowa-cites-job-record#commentsFiled onlineElectionWILL WEISSERTAir ForceAmericaAustinBarack ObamaBusinessBusinessCandidate PositionChristianityConservatism in the United StatesEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentEvangelicalismexecutiveFaith and Freedom CoalitionGovernorHealthHealthHospitalityHospitalityIowaIowa Republican caucusesJimmy CarterLawLawMexicoMike HuckabeeMike HuckabeeMike Huckabee presidential campaignPerson AttributesPerson CareerPoliticsPoliticsPolitics of the United StatespresidentQuotationRick PerryRick PerryRick Perry presidential campaignRick SantorumSam HoustonSharon EllingState governments of the United StatesTed CruzTexasWhite HouseThu, 30 Jul 2015 13:38:07 +0000WILL WEISSERT227137 at http://lubbockonline.comMexico wins 7th Gold Cup title with 3-1 victory over Jamaicahttp://lubbockonline.com/sports/2015-07-27/mexico-wins-7th-gold-cup-title-3-1-victory-over-jamaica
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<p>PHILADELPHIA — Andres Guardado scored his fourth goal of the knockout rounds, not needing a penalty kick this time, and Mexico won its seventh CONCACAF Gold Cup title Sunday with a 3-1 victory over upstart Jamaica.</p>
<p>Jesus Corona and Oribe Peralta added goals as El Tri scored twice early in the second half to ensure this match wouldn’t come down to any calls in the final minutes. It was a convincing performance for coach Miguel Herrera and his team after some shaky play and contentious moments in the previous two games.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/sports/2015-07-27/mexico-wins-7th-gold-cup-title-3-1-victory-over-jamaica" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/sports/2015-07-27/mexico-wins-7th-gold-cup-title-3-1-victory-over-jamaica#commentsSportsRACHEL COHENAmerican ChampionshipsAndrés GuardadoAndres GuardadoAssociation footballCaribbeancoachCONCACAF Gold CupCONCACAF Gold Cup FinalDarren MattocksEl TriFootball in MexicoJamaica national football teamJesus CoronaMexicoMichael HectorMiguel HerreraOribe PeraltaPaul AguilarPerson CareerPHILADELPHIARussiaMon, 27 Jul 2015 05:15:39 +0000RACHEL COHEN226832 at http://lubbockonline.comMore Texans seeking treatment for meth abusehttp://lubbockonline.com/health/2015-07-27/more-texans-seeking-treatment-meth-abuse
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<p>WASHINGTON — A growing number of Texans are seeking treatment for methamphetamine addiction, reversing a downward trend in abuse in the state since a 2006 federal law banned over-the-counter sales of medicine containing the synthetic drug pseudoephedrine. </p>
<p>Last year 6,219 Texans sought substance abuse treatment for methamphetamine and amphetamine addiction, up 590 from the previous year, according to the Treatment Episode Survey data from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/health/2015-07-27/more-texans-seeking-treatment-meth-abuse" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/health/2015-07-27/more-texans-seeking-treatment-meth-abuse#commentsHealthTexasEMILY HOERNERAmphetamineAnorecticsAustinBrandi TownsendCaliforniaDallasdirectorDisasterDisasterDopamine agonistsEnvironmentEnvironmentEuphoriantsHealthHealthHoustonJack FeinbergJane MaxwellLaborLaborMary-Lynn BrechtMason ChambersMedicineMethamphetamineMexicoMonoamine oxidase inhibitorsNeurochemistryPerson AttributesPerson CareerPerson LocationPeter DelanyPharmacologyPHOENIXprofessorPseudoephedrineQuotationSocial IssuesSocial IssuesSouth TexasStimulantSubstance dependenceTexasTyelur WatkinsUniversity of CaliforniaUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of TexasUniversity of Texas at Austinvice presidentWASHINGTONWeatherWeatherMon, 27 Jul 2015 05:02:01 +0000EMILY HOERNER226814 at http://lubbockonline.comPanama beats US 3-2 on penalty kicks for Gold Cup 3rd placehttp://lubbockonline.com/sports/2015-07-26/panama-beats-us-3-2-penalty-kicks-gold-cup-3rd-place
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<p>CHESTER, Pa. — Music and shouts of celebration blasted from the Panama locker room next door as U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann tried to put another positive spin on another loss.</p>
<p>Backup goalkeeper Luis Mejia saved two penalty kicks in the shootout, and an inspired Panamanian team ended a trying week with a medal, beating the Americans in the CONCACAF Gold Cup third-place game Saturday. Panama won the shootout 3-2 after extra time ended with the score 1-1.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/sports/2015-07-26/panama-beats-us-3-2-penalty-kicks-gold-cup-3rd-place" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/sports/2015-07-26/panama-beats-us-3-2-penalty-kicks-gold-cup-3rd-place#commentsSportsRACHEL COHENAssociation footballBob BradleyChesterClint DempseyClint DempseycoachColombiaCONCACAF Gold CupDaMarcus BeasleyDaMarcus BeasleyEmployment ChangeFIFA 100FIFA World CupgoalkeeperJürgen KlinsmannJurgen KlinsmannLuis MejíaLuis MejiaMexicoPanamaPenalty shoot-outPennsylvaniaPerson AttributesPerson CareerPPLpresidentQuotationSunil GulatiSun, 26 Jul 2015 05:26:08 +0000RACHEL COHEN226770 at http://lubbockonline.comJudge rules U.S. violates agreement in detention of immigrant kidshttp://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-07-26/judge-rules-us-violates-agreement-detention-immigrant-kids
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<p>LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Department of Justice’s current system of detaining children with their mothers after they have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border violates an 18-year-old court settlement.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-07-26/judge-rules-us-violates-agreement-detention-immigrant-kids" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-07-26/judge-rules-us-violates-agreement-detention-immigrant-kids#commentsNational NewsAPBusinessBusinessCaliforniaDistrict JudgeDolly Geeexecutive directorIllegal immigration to the United StatesjudgeLOS ANGELESLubbock Avalanche-JournalMexicoPerson CareerPerson LocationPeter ScheyQuotationSocial IssuesSocial IssuesU.S.U.S. Department of JusticeU.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementUnited StatesSun, 26 Jul 2015 05:21:05 +0000AP226761 at http://lubbockonline.comEscaped Mexican drug lord no saint, but lesser evil at homehttp://lubbockonline.com/world/2015-07-26/escaped-mexican-drug-lord-no-saint-lesser-evil-home
<p>BADIRAGUATO, Mexico — People living in the hometown of drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman have heard stories of his benevolence: gifts of medicine for the poor, deliveries of drinking water to storm-stricken towns. But finding anyone who’s actually received or even seen such a gift is another matter.</p>
<p>In Badiraguato, the small mountain town that is part of Guzman’s rags-to-crime riches mythology, none of the two dozen people interviewed by The Associated Press could point out evidence of his legendary largesse.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/world/2015-07-26/escaped-mexican-drug-lord-no-saint-lesser-evil-home" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/world/2015-07-26/escaped-mexican-drug-lord-no-saint-lesser-evil-home#commentsWorldBY MARK STEVENSONAlfredo Beltrán LeyvaBadiraguatoBADIRAGUATOBeltrán-Leyva CartelCrimeCrime in MexicoDrug cartelDrug lordFarmerGabriel Human InterestHuman InterestJoaquin "El Chapo" GuzmanJoaquín Guzmán LoeraMadreMario ValenzuelaMauro DiazMayorMexican Drug WarMexicoMexico CityOrganized crimePerson AttributesPerson CareerQuotationSinaloaSinaloaSinaloa CartelThe Associated PressSun, 26 Jul 2015 05:11:20 +0000BY MARK STEVENSON226747 at http://lubbockonline.comDisappointed US faces Panama in Gold Cup 3rd-place gamehttp://lubbockonline.com/sports/2015-07-25/disappointed-us-faces-panama-gold-cup-3rd-place-game
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<p>CHESTER, Pa. — Asked what winning the third-place game at the CONCACAF Gold Cup would mean, U.S. captain Michael Bradley paused for a moment, then said softly, “Not much.”</p>
<p>The midfielder quickly added that pride and competitiveness would keep the Americans playing hard against a short-handed Panama squad, a promise repeated often by his teammates and coach Jurgen Klinsmann on Friday. Once the U.S. was stunned by Jamaica in the semifinals, cutting short its bid to repeat as Gold Cup champion, Saturday’s third-place match was left to build momentum and try out different lineups.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/sports/2015-07-25/disappointed-us-faces-panama-gold-cup-3rd-place-game" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/sports/2015-07-25/disappointed-us-faces-panama-gold-cup-3rd-place-game#commentsSportsRACHEL COHENAmerican ChampionshipsAssociation footballBlas PérezBrazilCaptainChestercoachCONCACAF Gold CupDaMarcus BeasleyDaMarcus BeasleyDarren MattocksDiplomatic RelationsFIFA 100John BrooksJürgen KlinsmannJurgen KlinsmannLuis TejadaMexicoMichael BradleyMichael BradleymidfielderNetherlandsPanamaPedro ChalujaPennsylvaniaPerson CareerQuotationthe World CupUnited StatesVentura AlvaradoWorld CupSat, 25 Jul 2015 05:25:26 +0000RACHEL COHEN226676 at http://lubbockonline.comTrump declares 'Hispanics love me' at Mexican borderhttp://lubbockonline.com/texas/2015-07-24/trump-declares-hispanics-love-me-mexican-border
<p>LAREDO — Ever sure of himself, Donald Trump paid a whirlwind visit to the Mexico border Thursday and predicted Hispanics would love him — “they already do” — because as president he’d grab jobs back from overseas and give more opportunity to those who live in the U.S. legally.</p>
<p>“There’s great danger with the illegals,” the Republican presidential contender told reporters. But he claimed a “great relationship” with Hispanics, even as Latino leaders have come at him with blistering criticism for his painting Mexican immigrants as criminals.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/texas/2015-07-24/trump-declares-hispanics-love-me-mexican-border" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/texas/2015-07-24/trump-declares-hispanics-love-me-mexican-border#commentsTexasBY JILL COLVINAmericabusinessmanChinaDonald TrumpDonald TrumpEntertainmentEntertainmentGeography of TexasGORHAMJapanJeb BushLaredo, Texasmayor and managerMexicoNew HampshireNuevo LaredoNUEVO LAREDOPerson AttributesPerson CareerPerson Partypresidentpresident of the United StatesQuotationRepublican PartyRepublican PartyRio GrandeTexasTrump familyTV hostUnited StatesUnited StatesUnited States Border PatrolWorld Trade BridgeFri, 24 Jul 2015 05:10:45 +0000BY JILL COLVIN226550 at http://lubbockonline.comTrump's border trip comes as GOP tries to woo Hispanicshttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-07-23/trumps-border-trip-comes-gop-tries-woo-hispanics
<p> SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's visit to the U.S.-Mexico border promises new challenges for the GOP's years-in-the-making push to attract Hispanic voters.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-07-23/trumps-border-trip-comes-gop-tries-woo-hispanics" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-07-23/trumps-border-trip-comes-gop-tries-woo-hispanics#commentsFiled onlinecandidateCandidate PositionDonald TrumpEntertainmentEntertainmentFloridaGovernorJeb BushJohn KasichLaredoLawLawLindsey GrahamLubbock Avalanche-JournalMexicoMorning JoeMSNBCOhioPerson CareerPerson PartyPerson TravelPoliticsPoliticsQuotationRepublican PartyRick PerrySan AntonioScott WalkerSocial IssuesSocial IssuesSouth CarolinaTexasWASHINGTONWisconsinThu, 23 Jul 2015 14:41:33 +0000Staff226478 at http://lubbockonline.comPerry brands Trump campaign 'cancer on conservatism'http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-07-23/perry-brands-trump-campaign-cancer-conservatism
<p>NEWARK, N.J. — Republican presidential contender Rick Perry branded Donald Trump’s candidacy a “cancer on conservatism” Wednesday in the strongest denunciation yet of the billionaire’s provocations in the campaign.</p>
<p>Perry’s blistering criticism came after Trump announced plans to visit the Mexico border, a flashpoint in the primary contest ever since he declared that immigrants from Mexico are rapists and drug dealers.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-07-23/perry-brands-trump-campaign-cancer-conservatism" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-07-23/perry-brands-trump-campaign-cancer-conservatism#commentsNational NewsJILL COLVINArizonaBusinessBusinessCandidate PositionDonald TrumpEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentgovernor , has taken the pushback furtherHealthHealthJeb BushJohn McCainLindsey GrahamMexicoNew JerseyNewarkPerson CareerPerson LocationPerson PartyPoliticsPoliticspresidentQuotationRepublican PartyRick PerrySenatorSocial IssuesSocial IssuesTechnologyTechnologyTexasWASHINGTONThu, 23 Jul 2015 05:14:14 +0000JILL COLVIN226451 at http://lubbockonline.comTrump's self-paid presidential run means he's not going awayhttp://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-07-21/trumps-self-paid-presidential-run-means-hes-not-going-away
<p>WASHINGTON — Donald Trump faced an avalanche of fresh criticism Monday for questioning Sen. John McCain’s heroism. But he’s getting no pressure at all from the one community that could push a candidate out of the 2016 presidential race: political donors.</p>
<p>The billionaire businessman is paying for his own campaign, and that means Republicans may have him around far longer than some party leaders would like.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-07-21/trumps-self-paid-presidential-run-means-hes-not-going-away" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-07-21/trumps-self-paid-presidential-run-means-hes-not-going-away#commentsNational NewsJULIE BYKOWICZAmericaArizonaBarack ObamaBusinessBusinessbusinessmanCongressDonald TrumpEd RollinsEmployment RelationEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentFrank LuntzH. Ross PerotHealthHealthIowaJohn McCainJosh EarnestMexicoNatural DisasterPaul RieckhoffPerson CareerPerson PartyPoliticsPoliticspresidentpress secretaryQuotationRepublican PartySenatorSocial IssuesSocial IssuesspokesmanUSDVietnamWASHINGTONWhite HouseTue, 21 Jul 2015 05:01:27 +0000JULIE BYKOWICZ226230 at http://lubbockonline.comAcross the Nationhttp://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-07-19/across-nation
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<p>Hundreds of people taunted each other on the grounds of the South Carolina Statehouse during separate rallies staged by two groups from outside the state.</p>
<p>Black Educators for Justice, based in Jacksonville, Florida, held its rally Saturday on the north side of the Statehouse, where the Confederate flag was removed earlier this month. Later, the North Carolina-based Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan held a rally on the opposite side of the building to protest the flag’s removal.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-07-19/across-nation" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-07-19/across-nation#commentsNational NewsAlaskaAlaska AirlinesAviationBobbie EganBoeing 737Columbia, South CarolinaEducationEducationFloridaJacksonvilleKu Klux KlanLOS ANGELESLos Angeles International AirportLos Angeles International AirportLubbock Avalanche-JournalMexicoNorth CarolinaO'Hare International AirportPerson CareerQuotationReagan National AirportSheriffs in the United StatesSherri IacobelliSouth CarolinaSouth Carolina Statehousespokeswomanthe BoeingUnited StatesWashington, D.C.Sun, 19 Jul 2015 05:21:43 +0000Staff226088 at http://lubbockonline.comU.S. government asked Mexico to extradite drug lord before escapehttp://lubbockonline.com/world/2015-07-18/us-government-asked-mexico-extradite-drug-lord-escape
<p>WASHINGTON — Just weeks before Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman sneaked out of a maximum security prison in Mexico, the U.S. government had requested formally that the drug kingpin be sent to the United States to stand trial on a variety of drug trafficking and conspiracy charges, the Justice Department said on Friday.</p>
<p>The office of Mexico Attorney General Arely Gomez issued a statement late Thursday saying she told a congressional committee in that country that the extradition request was sent June 25.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/world/2015-07-18/us-government-asked-mexico-extradite-drug-lord-escape" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/world/2015-07-18/us-government-asked-mexico-extradite-drug-lord-escape#commentsWorldby ALICIA A. CALDWELLArely GomezArrestattorney generalBeltrán-Leyva CartelChicagoCrimeCrime in MexicoDepartment of Justicedeputy administratorDrug Enforcement AdministrationDrug lordJack RileyJoaquin "El Chapo" GuzmanJoaquín Guzmán LoeraMexican Drug WarMexicooperations chiefOrganized crimePerson CareerQuotationTechnologyTechnologyThe Associated PressUnited StatesWASHINGTONSat, 18 Jul 2015 05:10:38 +0000by ALICIA A. CALDWELL225975 at http://lubbockonline.comMexico drug lord escape tunnel is audacious engineering feat http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-07-15/mexico-drug-lord-escape-tunnel-audacious-engineering-feat
<p>ALMOLOYA, Mexico (AP) — Mexico's most prized prisoner paced his cell, first to the latrine, then the shower, then the bed. At every turn around the tiny room, drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman checked the shower floor hidden by a half wall, because even jailed criminals get their privacy.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-07-15/mexico-drug-lord-escape-tunnel-audacious-engineering-feat" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-07-15/mexico-drug-lord-escape-tunnel-audacious-engineering-feat#commentsFiled onlineAlmoloyaAsiacommissionerCrimeDrug lordEuropeHeadhigh-techHuman InterestHuman InterestJoaquin "El Chapo" GuzmanJoaquín Guzmán LoeraleaderLubbock Avalanche-JournalMexican Drug WarMexicoMonte Alejandro RubidoOrganized crimePerson CareerPrison escapeQuotationreporterShowerSinaloa CartelTunnelWed, 15 Jul 2015 15:12:28 +0000Staff225658 at http://lubbockonline.com